LFU:online

Dealing with historical sources and research literature; application of methods from auxiliary sciences of history; oral and written presentation; critical discussion

Early modern Europe was characterised by a remarkable variety of political systems, which manifested itself, among others, in different strategies of representation. This course will therefore consider the structural features, programmatic legitimations and visual promotion of authority with respect to selected examples. In doing so, we will also exercise basic historical methods and forms of presentation.

Reading and discussion of sources and secondary literature; thematic presentations; group work

Regular and active participation; oral presentation; written final paper

As primers: Blanning, Timothy C. W., The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture: Old Regime Europe 1660-1789, Oxford 2002; Gallus, Alexander / Jesse Eckhard (Eds.), Staatsformen: Modelle politischer Ordnung von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Ein Handbuch, Köln u.a. 2004. A bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course.

Positive assessment of compulsory module 1! The respective proof ought to be produced until the end of april 2022.

Online registration necessary! Willingness to read English texts is expected.